Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA

Density Tier Breakdown

Density Tier	Pop	Area (mi²)
Extreme Urban (≥30k)	325,884	8.0
Dense Urban (15k-30k)	919,737	46.1
Urban (7.5k-15k)	1,038,912	99.1
Dense Suburban (4k-7.5k)	1,085,663	202.0
Suburban (2k-4k)	1,351,625	482.2
Rural (<2k)	3,744,365	8864.9

High-Density Cores (27)

Boston Core Urban Core

1,498,426 people 110.06 mi² 398 tracts

Central Falls Core Urban Core

310,308 people 30.68 mi² 71 tracts

Worcester Core Urban Core

103,218 people 8.58 mi² 24 tracts

Lawrence Core Urban Core

92,507 people 6.8 mi² 19 tracts

Acre (Lowell) Urban Core

78,636 people 5.56 mi² 19 tracts

New Bedford Core Urban Core

68,441 people 5.29 mi² 21 tracts

Fall River Core Urban Core

58,758 people 5.19 mi² 17 tracts

Downtown Manchester (Manchester) Urban Core

43,968 people 4.21 mi² 13 tracts

Brockton Core Urban Core

41,926 people 3.47 mi² 9 tracts

Quincy Core Urban Core

39,764 people 3.84 mi² 8 tracts

Waltham Core Urban Core

35,304 people 3.9 mi² 7 tracts

Woonsocket Core Urban Core

19,488 people 1.81 mi² 7 tracts

Haverhill Core Urban Core

15,904 people 0.98 mi² 3 tracts

Nashua Core Urban Core

12,966 people 1.44 mi² 3 tracts

Fitchburg Core Urban Core

11,553 people 1.62 mi² 4 tracts

Framingham Core Urban Core

11,310 people 1.17 mi² 3 tracts

Gloucester Core Urban Core

9,410 people 1.11 mi² 3 tracts

Newport Core Urban Core

6,779 people 0.67 mi² 2 tracts

Southbridge Core Urban Core

5,759 people 0.68 mi² 2 tracts

Town of Milford Core Urban Core

4,450 people 0.45 mi² 1 tracts

Bristol Core Urban Core

3,852 people 0.42 mi² 1 tracts

Northwest Nashua Core Urban Core

3,771 people 0.43 mi² 1 tracts

North Attleboro Core Urban Core

3,256 people 0.38 mi² 1 tracts

Webster Core Urban Core

3,099 people 0.41 mi² 1 tracts

Portsmouth Core Urban Core

2,931 people 0.39 mi² 1 tracts

Attleboro Core Urban Core

2,889 people 0.31 mi² 1 tracts

Bridgewater Core Urban Core

2,820 people 0.29 mi² 1 tracts

Layer Opacity

Census Tracts Fill 100%

Highways & Roads 70%

Transit Systems 70%

Roadway Networks

🛣️ Highways & Freeways

Interstates, US Highways, Expressways, and Highway Shields

?? Airports (Commercial & Private)

Major commercial and private/general aviation airports

Transit Systems

🚌 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 0 lines

Tulsa Aero BRT, Omaha ORBT, MCTS Connect, KC MAX, OKC Rapid

🚇 Metro & Light Rail 5 lines

St. Louis MetroLink (Red/Blue), Chicago 'L', Dallas DART Light Rail

🚋 Streetcars & Trolleys 2 lines

Delmar Loop Trolley, KC Streetcar, The Hop, Dallas Streetcar, OKC

🚆 Commuter & Regional Rail 21 lines

Metra Commuter Rail, Trinity Railway Express (TRE), Regional Rail

Transit Symbology & Colors:

Bus Rapid Transit (Cyan / Orange)

Metro & Light Rail (Red / Blue / Gold)

Streetcars & Trolleys (Purple / Amber)

Commuter & Passenger Rail (Dark Navy / Black)

Base Map Style

Muted Light Canvas (Recommended)

Clean grayscale background for high-contrast density visualization

OpenStreetMap Standard

Full street names, parks, water bodies, and neighborhood labels

Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA

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